The Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland is a
Northern Ireland Executive
The Northern Ireland Executive (Irish language, Irish: ''Feidhmeannas Thuaisceart Éireann'', Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster Scots: ''Norlin Airlan Executive'') is the devolution, devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branc ...
sponsored body, responsible for defining local government boundaries.
The commission was established originally as the Local Government Boundaries Commission to keep under review all local government areas in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ; ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It has been #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares Repub ...
, and the electoral arrangements for the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
, and to make such proposals to the
Northern Ireland Executive
The Northern Ireland Executive (Irish language, Irish: ''Feidhmeannas Thuaisceart Éireann'', Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster Scots: ''Norlin Airlan Executive'') is the devolution, devolved government of Northern Ireland, an administrative branc ...
as seem desirable in the interests of effective and convenient local government. The name of the commission was changed in 2008 to the Local Government Boundaries Commission for Northern Ireland, as a result of the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
In 2012 the Minister for the Environment issued Directions to the commission to begin an Electoral Review across all the 26 local authorities in Northern Ireland.
Currently the sponsor department is the
Department for Communities
The Department for Communities (DfC, Irish Language, Irish: ''An Roinn Pobal''; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster Scots: ''Depairtment fur Commonities'') is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The m ...
.
See also
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Local Government Boundary Commission for England
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) is a parliamentary body established by statute to conduct boundary, electoral and structural reviews of local government areas in England. The LGBCE is independent of government and po ...
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Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru
The Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru () is a Welsh Government sponsored body, responsible for defining local government boundaries and Senedd constituency boundaries in Wales, also known as .
The Commission was established originally as ...
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Boundaries Scotland
External links
Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland
References
Northern Ireland Executive sponsored bodies
Elections in Northern Ireland
Local government in Northern Ireland
Boundary commissions in the United Kingdom
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